/etc/hosts :
::1 localhost.mydomain.tld localhost 127.0.0.1 localhost.mydomain.tld localhost /etc/defaults/rc.conf : ifconfig_lo0="inet 127.0.0.1" # default loopback device configuration. ... but ifconfig always shows no inet: lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 16384 inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x3 inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 so we added to /etc/rc.conf : ifconfig_lo0="inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0" ... still not inet4 loopback if (so commented it out). no errors in /var/log/messages, dmesg -a shows no error, ... other than services failing to grab ports on 127.0.0.1 thanks Len _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"